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BLISTER BEET.IE, (Meloidae) .- •- •' 
Qhio „"' E# ¥;„ Mendenhall (Av^ust 21); .On some yarie ties of gladioli at 
Silncy,' thetdsmagp to the flowers is very" extensive. 
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ISIS ROOT -"BORER (M acronoct-qa ormsta Grote) 
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Few Hampshire- P^ R c Lcwry (July 22): 'Bad*/ damaging iris at ; yiaremont. 
Ohio - K. A. G^s sard- {August -21')': The' iris 'borer w^s^oted-- August 7 doing 
excessive damage to. ir-i's at : Massill.o;n* .!&;;. that. $ate ; jr.ost of the 
. . larvae were iu'i-l'-grorii'- and^soras-- were- transferring to th2 pupal 
stage. . ;• .- . '-• ."' ...... 
- •• . VHM^CLIA: _ ■.. ..... 
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" : ' ■ '-' A J-ISAlA'BUe- (P^ e^dococcus. rir gatus Ckll. ) : . 
Mississippi P.* T7„ Earned (J*une 2°) : I am, mailing to you a vial that contains 
mealybugs from, a magnolia tree- whichbalongs to an individual 
in McComo, liiis tree is very badly infested with mealybugs, -' •" 
Dete:-~:ipd as. thi'3 specie's by H» Sforrison -J, A, £ysiop. ; 
■'"--' ;' '.. _•■; t .;.. . SPIRjaSA • 
' '.'" fPZR^A AFHH1 I Aphis spirea^lla Scho.v.t.) 
Missouri' ' L» Kftiemya; (J^me 25)2 This -aphis has attracted attention through ~ 
out the month of June,, though it is "becoming iess abundant toward 
. ' "• •' "•■ the end of the month* ••.••■• ' .--•..' 
I N S T. C T S A T. T A C K I N'C- MAN . A ? T D D M E S T I C 
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CAT AI'JP DOG FLEAS CC tenoceTfaalUB canis Bouche' and o felis Bouche'",' 
Wisconsin E© L» Chambers (August 19); The fleas became so thick and troublesome 
at Stoughton that the people -..were forced to vacate the hcuse An 
unsuccessful; attempt had been made to fumigate the houe when an 
appeal was made to this (.department' for help. 
A SOCIAL WASP C-Vewfcfta communis DeS.) . ' " 
"ebraska Mo H, S<?enk (July 25 to August 25): Citizens of Knox and Brown 
Counties in northern Nebraska have complained of annoyance caused 
by encrmous colonies of the social wasp " fospala .communis in the 
ground about their prefri.isee. 
